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Two weeks following the discovery of the bodies of two Corentyne, Berbice fishermen and the disappearance of two others, investigators have made a breakthrough in the case and have arrested and charged two men for the murders. Other suspects are being sought. Appearing in Court this morning were 30-year-old Narine Dhanraj of Belvedere and 22-year-old […]
Guyana is now set to see first oil earlier than expected. In a new report, which was released this morning by the Hess Corporation, the President of the company, John Hess, announced that oil production in Phase 1 of the Liza development is now targeted to begin in December 2019. The Stabroek Block is operated […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh has decided that the more than 25,000 persons who have failed to pick up their national ID cards in more than 10 years will be removed from the voter’s list if they do not pick up the cards during a 21-day period. Justice Singh made […]
Four persons were this afternoon charged and remanded to jail for the murder of gold miner Deon Stoll. Four others were charged and remanded for accessory to that murder. The four who were charged for murder were Shane Morgan, bar owner Roberto Sankar, Dwayne St. Hill and Steve Rolox. The other four who were slapped […]
A 17-year-old young man from Tucville was today charged and remanded to the Juvenile Detention Centre for the murder of GDF soldier, 18-year-old Olijay Chesney. Chesney’s body was found with two bullet wounds in a clump of bushes in Tucville Squatting area on the 14th October. The assailant was arrested and charged following the questioning […]
The Guyana Elections Commission today reported that since the start of the claims and objections period almost a month ago, there have been 3,924 new registrations while 9516 persons have applied for transfers in their registration. The information was released today by GECOM Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Warde. Ms. Warde also revealed that there have […]
The owner of the popular Guinness Bar on Durban Street has been left counting his losses after a fire ripped through the bottom flat of the building which houses the bar and restaurant last evening. The Guyana Fire Service was summoned to the location just after 7 pm and worked quickly to contain the blaze […]
Days after a 14-year-old boy was reported missing, a 42-year-old rice farmer has confessed to murdering the young man and burying his body in a shallow grave. The rice farmer, Jairam Seiupersaud of Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara admitted that he and the teenager, Christopher Basdeo, were drinking Banko wine on the night of the […]
Three young men, who are all 18-years-old, were remanded to jail on Friday after being charged for robbery with violence. The three men, Daniel McArthur, Shawn Innis, and Harcarlaus Harris are accused of robbing Elton Luckhoo of his Samsung s9 phone and his iPhone 7 which together carry a cost of $298,000. The entire incident […]
Two persons, including a male nurse, died early this morning as an ambulance and a car slammed head-on into each other in Amelia’s Ward, Linden. The dead male nurse has been identified as Eon Reddock of Linden. He was the passenger in the ambulance. The ambulance driver has sustained multiple injuries. The other dead person […]
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